Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore & Mr Tan Tock Seng :

Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore & Mr Tan Tock Seng: "Tan Tock Seng Hospital was generously supported by the Chinese. The rich Arab merchant Syed Ali bin Mohamed Aljunied donated the rental of $1200 per annum of five acres of land in Victoria Street, Queen Street and Arab Street to the Hospital to meet expenses of the Hospital. The Hospital was overcrowded, had no proper drainage and food supply was limited. The average deaths were two per day. Mr Dunman the Chief of Police even sent cart loads of slaughtered fighting cocks on his raids during cock - fights. In 1909 the present buildings at Moulmein Road were erected at a cost of nearly half a million dollars. Government met the cost of the land and buildings. Loke Yew donated $50,000 and Wee Boon Teck $4,000. The Governor Sir John Anderson decided the new Hospital should carry the name of the founder Tan Tock Seng. A separate ward for the blind ws built and named after its donor Ong Kim Wee who gave $12,000 for that purpose.
Tan Tock Seng was born in 1798 in Malacca and later migrated to Singapore. He began as a vegetable, fruit and fowlseller and later opened a shop and went into business with Whitehead and Company. Governor Butterworth made Tan Tock Seng a Justice of the Peace; he was the first Asian to be given this honour. He was a philanthropist who contributed to numerous charities. He died in 1850 at the age of 52 years leaving behind his widow, three sons and three daughters.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital is an apt memorial to this great philanthropist and pioneer who was deeply concerned over the sick in early Singapore."

lim ming hui blogged at 5:56 AM

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